musings

We all have questions, but perhaps we don't allow ourselves the time or space in which to ask them. Think for a moment, of a question that you've had recently or in the past....Did you seek an answer? did you receive an answer? do you trust the source of this answer if you received one? if so, why? Sometimes I think we are so full of answers, that we've been given or have created ourselves, that we forget the importance of asking questions - Questions of ourselves: how does this feel? what am I needing? where does this belief come from? what am I missing? Questions of others: how are you feeling? what are you needing? where does that belief come from? what are you missing? In asking these questions of ourselves or another, we are engaging in relationship: getting to know ourselves or another more intimately, learning, growing, expanding, opening..... And then our questions become bigger, move out into the world: we question why there is violence and wars, injustice, divisive political agendas, poverty and social disparity...and we may become overwhelmed. We grasp for brief and immediate answers; within our own minds or they are fed to us by the media, society, or powerful people in our lives. We are so grateful for an answer! We no longer need to question and slowly we begin to close down, withdraw, stagnate, isolate.....but we feel better. Do we feel less threatened? We now have answers. We continue about our lives, but are we fully alive? We are safe. We are comfortable, but are we joyful? compassionate? able to love deeply? If we are looking for God, the Divine, the Source, our Higher Power....any Deep soul connection in our lives, will we find it in answers or questions? I believe that answers stunt our spiritual growth, narrow our spiritual path, stamp out the beauty and mystery of our soul...but of course, you are always welcome and encouraged to question me on this belief :)